Penguin Awareness Day 20 Jan 2026

Penguin Awareness Day

Penguins thrive in some of Earth"s coldest waters. Today"s image shows a gentoo penguin beneath a vault of shimmering blue ice, its sharp silhouette etched against the frozen world around it. Penguin Awareness Day, observed on 20 January, shines a spotlight on the birds that bring life, noise and personality to Earth"s iciest coastlines.

© Paul Souders/DanitaDelimont.com/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Come on, guys, this way!
20 Jan 2024Macaroni penguins
20 Jan 2025Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

30 Oct 2023Common raven
10 Jul 2024Collared aracari
Keep practising, little guy
9 Sep 2024Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
A glowing square of squares
Lighting up the Badlands
Unbe-leaf-able
18 Dec 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA
Time to make an impression
12 Apr 2024Arches National Park, Utah, USA
20 Apr 2025Happy Easter!
In hot water
9 Apr 2025Naxos, Cyclades, Greece
13 Dec 2023Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Zebras enjoying their day
On the edge
28 Jan 2025Short-eared owl
Stop and smell the Sakura
13 Sep 2025Last Night of the Proms
Rising with the sun
2 Feb 2026Groundhog Day
7 Aug 2024Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
A sky full of stars
4 Oct 2025World Space Week
In the foothills of Snowdon
14 Apr 2025Atlantic spotted dolphin near Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal
Get ready for the blood moon
20 Jun 2024Summer solstice
6 Jun 202581st anniversary of D-Day
25 Jul 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA